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THE CREATION OF DODGE THE DEER.
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FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 2003
A group of dedicated members from the
Albany Running Exchange descend upon Josh, Ian, and Jay's apartment for the
final preparations necessary for Saturday's packet pickup.
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While Ian helps Evan count his fingers, Amanda and Ryan
continue to prepare the packets. |
Josh takes a picture with everyone's friend, Dodge. |
Amy tries to get things done while Ian does toe-touches. |
Dodge is thrilled to be making his first appearance in
public. |
Amy, Kristen, and Amanda helped with many of the signs. |
The now-infamous raffle board before its completion. |
The assembly line that put every packet together, including
your race number with pins! |
Josh, mini-Dodge, and lots of Dasani water, bananas, tables,
chairs... |
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SATURDAY, APRIL 12, 2003
Today was quite a busy day in Dodge
the Deer land. It began around 9:30am as several ARE volunteers
assembled at Rensselaer Lake Park for the preliminary course marking.
At 11am and 4:30pm there were course walk-throughs for the course
marshals, and from noon to 4pm a packet pickup was held. A course
walk/jog was offered at 2:30pm which several deer dodgers took advantage
of. In addition, the finish area was setup, and a few strong
volunteers took to the trail for one last effort at removing the
remnants of the harsh winter.
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Some of the registration helpers. |
Dodge holding Josh. |
Dodge and a happy packet picker-upper. |
Bill, Dodge, Neil, and Lindsay relax at the raffle table. |
Matt shows his true feelings at the merchandise table. |
Dodge and friends. |
Ian teaches Dodge how to do the sprinker. |
Dodge does the sprinkler. |
Dodge and Josh smile for the camera. |
One tough deer. |
Marcus takes a break from marking the course. |
Mama French (Ian's mom) helps with registration. |
Greg Rickes takes a moment to enjoy the raffle table. |
Rhonda and family debate Dodge's gender. |
Dodge overlooking a winning raffle prize. |
Dodge does the running man. |
Rockettes anyone? |
Ian and his mom.
Awwww! |
ARE Volunteers REPRESENT! |
Ryan making the merchandise sign. |
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